The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-24
Baseball Notes.

In the international League only is allowed
On the coaching line
Mullane has record of nine successive victories
This is good pitching.
Calvin says three years is the limit of lefthanded
pitchers effectiveness.
Baltimore is in need of pitcher to relieve the left
handlers, kiroy and Smith,
Tine shows that the Indianapolis club did
some wonderful! playing yesterday.
Ward is the second League player to make the
hundredth actual hit of the
The Indianapolis club has won fivo and lost seven
games so far on its last Eastern trip.
A year ago the Maroons now the indianapolis club
stood fifth in the League championship
Lon knight, recently American Association
pine, is manager OF the Bingharnton IN " team
Patsy Cahill, after all, is a pretty handy
have around He covered third base faultessly yes
terday.
There have been but three perfect fielding games in
the Association this season-the Browns and
Cincinnatis two.
The percentage of games and lost by the three
League leaders is as follows: Detroit, .64O Chicago
.619; Boston; 800
Umpire Ferguson never reads any newspaper reports
of game that he umpires any criticisms of
Hectlons upon his work.
1t is evident that the indianapolis players did some
extraordinary fielding yesterday. The club credited
with twentY-one assists.
Jimmy" Peoples says that if Robinson, of St.
Louis was playing second to his catching there would
not be a man to game steal on him.
New York Mercury: Jack Glasscoclx has his off sea-
son. He has played in worse style this season than
at any time in his professional career.
Frisco Sweeny has been released by the Cleveland
Cup. MS pitehlng arm IS played out and the Ceye-
land club had no for him in any other capacity.
The Cncinnatis owe much of their success this
to their splendid team work 1t is due the
efficient training and strict discipline of Manager
Schmelz.
The Clermont Baseball Club was again victorious in
game with the Haughville nine yesterday. The
score stood 81 to %. The game played
Haughville.
Captain Denny seems to have played most of yester
day game himself tie took Glasscocks place as
m nj and two ruto
without error.
Now that Won der Abe has assurance that Sunday
will not be molested in st. Louis, the League
could not draw him into their organization no matter
what inducements they mig hit offer.
The Athletics the hard luck team of the Assoc
alton this season. They have scarcely sustained
overwhelming defeat this but have lost
of games by one error and by single
Arundel did some fine catching yesterday in the
i've innings that he played before he compelled
to retire account of injury to his hand. He is
credited with three put-outs and two assists.
The only club that has improved its play account
Detroit, Boston, Allegheny and New York have all
sulked on account of adverse criticism.
Flint cannot hold Van Haltren at least not without
long practice, the Californian has great speed,
eft hand delivery and the longest curve of any twir
who has the uniform of the White Stockings.
The Dean Bros steam pump-yyorks nine defeated
the Athletic club nine by of IL to yesterday
afternoon. Vance and Doremus were the battery for
Dean Brothers, and Carter and keifer for the Ath
1etics.
The percentage plan will hardly pass in the ascot
part of the receipts in the different cities it visits 1t
will be made part of the perquisites of the champion
ship title.
Says Boston correspondent: 1T isa fact. peculiar
but that the absence of Eurdock will do
discourage the Boston nine than any other man. and
that absence, unfortunately must be continued for
some time, probably month longer"
It'd Bits: The Boston base ball club paid $4,000
for Mike kelly If all reports true the managers
would be willing sell him for the number of fig
ures but with period where the comma when
they got him.
Af,:I
ebal team that the local club beat every
time and wherever it plays If all their remaining
games were with Indianapolis. the Giants would
win the penant yet.
Frank C. Bancroft of New Bedford Mass. has re-
ceved letter releasing him from the management of
the Athletic Baseball Club of Philadelphia This is
in accordance with his request. He will probably not
be connected with baseball any this season
The Cincinnati management offered Tebeaus
release to the Brooklyn club for 81 600 President
Byrne thought the price too high and wouldnt give it.
He is sorry that he didn't, and the Cincinnati
club officials glad. Three times that much would
not buy it now.
A Cincinnati paper attributes Pittsburg poor show
ing in the League wholly and solely the loss of
Morris. 1t says: His absence left the Pittsburg
team to travel on its merits and it Immediately sunk
to the level where it belonged. A crowd of second
class bapiayers robbed of their main star could
expect better"
The Indian apos club will return home on Wednes
day. and will play Thursday. Friday and Saturday
with the Washngtons The club will remain at home
until Aug. 20. As it has demonstrated by its recent
playing that it has settled down to steady work it
will doubtless be welcomed with encouraging attend
ance at the games.
A peculiar feature of the Washin gton- Detroit ten
inning game at Washington July 10 that three
each side did ali the batting, Hines Daley
and Myers making the seven hits for Washington,
while Twitchell Brouthers and Hanlon made eight
hits for Detroit Strangely enough, Brouthers made
hits Twitchell three while batsmen like Rich
ardson, Rowe, Thompson White and Camel could
not even make one.
Manager Phillips. of the Pittsburgs in answer to
those parties who that the club is trying get
back to the American Association, says that the
lie iatin and
too, with losing club If the club winning the
receipts would be half agair as large While this
state of things exists it would be folly to think of
making change. he laughs at the idea of the De-
troits going the Association and says: IF they
can't live in the League at fifty cents, what they
expect to do in the Association twenty ?"
New York Mercury: Big Sam Thompson the famous
with Hoyt and Thomas Tin Soldier Company.
vile Ind three years ago when Cooke happened to
visit relatives there. He at recognized Thomp-
Shortly afterward he engaged by the Evan sville
Qnd.) club. and made such record there that
agement engaged him for the next seasons American
Association and from there he transferred
since.
In speaking of the reports that he was anx-
ious purchase the whole Detroit nine play in the
American Association year Mr.. Erastus Wi
man said: Il have not yet made direct negota-
very much. but do believe L can afford to paw
the price they want. Even if I do not get another
team may give up oase-oall at Staten Island. The
Nets are certainly not success. There is
possibility that the New Yorks may play on the is
land. think 1t only question of time when the
Polo Ground must go. and St. George has the only
available baseball ground in the vicinity. I have
never discussed the matter directly with the New
York club further than to invite to play at
George whenever they deprived of their present
quarters
The st. Louis Critic .iAll this talk of the De-
troits going into the Association tvaddle The
Detrots doing well and will remain in the League.
The Association clubs aside from the Browns would
OF Wolverines,
not draw three hundred Detroiters out any of
their All this agitation amounts to nothing
than an advertising scheme and will end there.
The opening OF next season will find the League and
Association composed of pretty nearly the clubs
of which they are composed this As to the
Browns they will be found in the position next
season, although Mr.. Won der Abe would like to get
his hands into tho noneydrawer of of the other